Unlike mazes, labyrinths have only one path in and one path out. That’s a good environment for peaceful reflection.

“The psychologists say when you walk the labyrinth, your left brain gets engaged in following that path and that leaves your right brain free just for the intuitive to happen,” says Sister Diane Kozlowski of Shepherd’s Corner Labyrinth in Ohio.

If you prefer music to soothe your nerves, special sessions offered around the country can drum away the stress.

“Really it’s simply about releasing what’s inside and getting it out of you in a positive way,” says Robert Friedman, president of Stress relief Solutions. “So it could be done with handheld instruments, with pots and pans, with really anything.”

The best thing about these stress relief ideas? None of them cost a lot of money. And that’s just another thing that should ease your stressed out mind.

Seventy-five percent of Americans report some kind of stress every two weeks and 43 percent say they’ve had adverse health effects as a result.